YouTuber LGR felt 'numbness at how powerless I was' as his one-of-a-kind retro PC collection took a direct hit from hurricane Helene, but seeing most of the trove survive now has him eager to share it with others
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Retro PC YouTuber LGR was relieved to find much of his collection intact, but told me that "more than ever that there's a need to redistribute a lotta this stuff" to ensure its preservation.
  • you_are_dust@lemm.eeEnglish
    421·
    2 months ago

    I watched his video doing a walkthrough of the damage yesterday. It’s really sad. Not just his collection of all this stuff that he is so passionate about, but his whole house. So much damage caused by nature. I hope he’s able to get things back to semi-normal soon.

    • MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 months ago

      I have no clue how he’s this quickly been able to have such a positive attitude and sense of humor about it. I’d be despondent in his shoes.

      I suppose I shouldn’t be too surprised; Clint always brings such enthusiasm and positivity to his videos. He’s a go-to when I’m sick. He’s like chicken noodle soup in video form.

  • Hyrulian@lemmy.worldEnglish
    37·
    2 months ago

    Can we talk about how he is directing people to not donate to him, but instead donate to help others in his area. Absolute Chad.

  • TriflingToad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    That hurts in the same way as the time I saw someone on reddit say that an early 3d printer fire burnt their house down… and their cat.

  • jdeath@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    my wife won’t live in a house with any trees within striking distance. i can see why

    • mtchristo@lemm.eeEnglish
      0·
      2 months ago

      Your problem are not falling trees, but flimsy houses! A concrete or steel structure would have cut that tree in half. The roof tile would have been damaged but that’s cheaper to fix.

      • jdeath@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        can’t say i would argue! but when all the houses are that way, i can’t really buy a concrete/steel construction house in any normal price range

  • Etterra@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1332·
    2 months ago

    He’s a thought: move away from hurricane territory. Seriously, wtf is wrong with people. You live in a disaster-prone region.